(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Creativity and Innovation for a Better Tomorrow is the theme for this year’s Staff Talent Celebration at the CARICOM Secretariat. The Celebration got off to an official start when Secretary General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin LaRocque declared the week of activities open on Monday November 24 in a brief ceremony at the Secretariat.
The ceremony was set amidst various displays of collectibles, art and craft items mounted by the very artistic and inventive staff at the Secretariat. Secretary General LaRocque said he was very impressed with the talent he saw on show and commended the CARICOM Staff Talent Committee headed by Ms. Vanessa Stephney for an excellent job.
The displays included digital photography pieces, canvas paintings, photographs from around the world, pressed flower art and collectibles such as shoes, hand bags, liquors from around the world, mug collections, scarf collections and a host of other art and craft pieces produced by staff members and their families.
The Week will also showcase poetry, singing, dancing, modeling and the culinary arts. On Tuesday there will be a show dubbed an evening of Musical Entertainment, Poetry and Palav.
Taste buds will come alive on Wednesday with a culinary exhibition which will feature scrumptious dishes including Guyanese cuisine, foods from other CARICOM countries and various traditional beverages and baked delicacies.
On Thursday the models of Trait’s Model Management along with staff from the Secretariat will invade the corridors of the Secretariat with pieces from Marcia Dos Santos, Sidney Francois and Street Styles.
The curtains come down on Friday November 28 when there will be a Grill Master and Mixology Completion as well as a karaoke and games night.
The CARICOM Staff Talent week of activities is an annual event now into its thirteenth year. It continues to be an outlet through which the employees of the CARICOM Secretariat embrace and exhibit their various skills.
